Mop or duster.



S. F. VAUGHAN 81 E. V. HASKELL.

MOP 0R DUSTER.

l ILED NOV. 5.1914.

Patented July 11, 1916.

ic'trzesses STATES FATE SARAH F. VAUGHAN AND ESTELLE HASKELL, 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS; SAID SARAH F. VAUGHAN ASSIGNOR TO HENRY E. VAUGHAN, OF WORCESTER,

MASSACHUSETTS.

M01? OR DUSTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial No. 870,508.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SARAH F. VAUGHAN and ESTELLE V. HASKELL, citizens of the United States, both residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Mop or Duster, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device adapted to be used for mopping or dusting and al though capable of being applied to a broom or ordinary mop handle it is especially designed to be used with the device shown 1n the patent to Sarah F. Vaughan, No. 871,196.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a construction of mop or duster which can be used as above described and can be readily attached to and detached from the holder shown in the above men tioned patent and especially to provide an improved way of covering the outside of the mop with springs or threads. The latter object is accomplished by arranging strings or threads in parallel relation on the surface of the cloth or of the mop body itself and attaching them to the same by means of pieces of tape by stitching through the tape and cloth.

Further details and advantages will ap pear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a mop constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same through the center showing the mop holder in elevation; Fig. 3 is a central sectional view taken at right angles to the plane of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a duster involving modifications of some of the features of this invention.

Referring first to the first three figures, the invention is shown as comprising a bag A made of heavy woven cloth, as for example duck or the like, and having a straight bottom and in fact of a general rectangular form. This bag is made of a single piece of cloth, the ends being connected by vertical stitching 10 and the bottom being formed by horizontal stitching 11. The bag is formed by applying to a rectangular piece of cloth of proper shape a row of threads or strings B along the center of which is applied a tape C over the strings. This is then stitched to the cloth of which the bag is to be made, preferably by two rows of stitching as shown. The strings preferably pro- ]ect about equal distances from the tape on the top and bottom, the tape being applied horizontally to the cloth. When this has been done the upper ends of the strings are turned down over the lower ends and two thicknesses of strings or threads are thus provided. The same operation is repeated as many times as may be desired in order to get the desired number of rows, The lines along which the strings are attached are separated from each other a convenient distance. In addition to this method of attaching, the bottom series of strings is secured at a short distance above the bottom of the bag and then additionally secured to the bottom of the bag by the stitching 11 as has been mentioned above. This stitching passes through the strings as well as through both the front and rear of the bag and closes the bag at the bottom. It has the additional advantage that it provides a row of string ends extending directly from the bottom of the bag somewhat shorter than the other string ends but extending down to substantially the same level when the bag is held in vertical position. In fact the lengths of the string preferably are so arranged that all the ends thereof are located substantially in the same plane. These ends that project directly from the bottom are of course more fully controlled by the supporting member D which is inserted in the bag for holding it in position and handling it. This member is held in position preferably by detachable eyelets E which come above the upper shoulder of the holder and secure it in position in the bag. This frame is preferably in the form of two wires in rectangular form, one rigid with the handle and the other yieldingly connected with it by springs. Any other form of holder can be employed. By the use of this construction the mop is made very efficient for the purpose of reaching under low articles such as radiators and the like and on account of the construction of the mop holder itself such pointscan be reached very readily.

In the form shown in Fig. 4; the inventionis shown as applied to a duster. In this case a bag is used as before but all the string ends, although secured by the tapes C as in the other case, connect with points near the bottom of the bag so as to furnish what 110 amounts to a comparatively small brush which can be used to clean ofi" the tops of pictures, moldings and other things near the top of a room. This is held by a mop holder in the same way as described in connection with the other figures.

Although we have illustrated and described only two forms of the invention we are aware of the fact that many other modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claim. Therefore we do not wish to be limited to the details of these two forms, but

WVhat we do claim is As an article of manufacture, a mop or duster comprising a bag formed of a rectangular piece of textile material, the ends being secured together by a seam transverse to the length thereof, a plurality of series of threads or strings arranged parallel with said seam on the outside of said bag, a piece of tape on the outside of each series of threads or strings between the ends thereof, stitching securing said tapes to the bag through the threads or strings, the lowest tier of said threads or strings being secured to the bag on both sides at a point below said tape by a longitudinal row of stitches which also closes the bottom of the bag.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SARAH F. VAUGHAN. ESTELLE V. HASKELL.

Witnesses:

J. ELMER HALL, HENRY E. VAUGHAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

